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Data center company suspends wetland permit application in light of community concern

By Mick Zawislak
Jul 31, 2026 5:07 pm - Atlanta-based T-5 Data Centers has indefinitely suspended its permit application for wetland remediation on property it is developing in Grayslake due to community questions and concerns.
South Elgin trustees make it clear they don’t support data center plan

By GLORIA CASAS
Jul 22, 2026 11:12 am - South Elgin village leaders have no problem if a developer wants to submit plans to annex land for data center at Kenyon Road and Route 25 but board members made it clear Monday night that it’s a project that’s unlikely to win trustee approval.
Data centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatred

By Shira Ovide
Jul 18, 2026 7:28 pm - Kyle Schmidt ticked through what makes him irate about the massive Google data center slated for construction about a mile away from his home near Sand Springs, Oklahoma.
Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI's economic impact and job displacement risks

Jul 13, 2026 2:05 pm - Hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy. In an open letter released Monday, they warn that AI could transform the economy and displace many jobs.
Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border

By REBECCA SANTANA
Jul 02, 2026 7:24 am - After a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and towers allowing Border Patrol to surveil the territory.
Local residents protest potential rezoning of Plum Farms site in Hoffman Estates for data center

By Eric Peterson
Jun 24, 2026 7:10 pm - Residents of communities near the 186-acre Plum Farms property in Hoffman Estates Wednesday protested its proposed rezoning for industrial uses they consider a smoke screen for a data center.
Politicians must confront artificial intelligence

By Elliot Richardson
Jun 20, 2026 1:00 pm - While many small business owners are attempting to harness the power of artificial intelligence, others are concerned their products or services will be replaced.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI

By JOSH BOAK
Jun 18, 2026 2:53 pm - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society needs to change with the advent of AI, arguing that a fuller embrace of the technology would improve people's lives.
Developer eyes former BP campus in Naperville after previous rejection of data center proposal

By Alicia Fabbre
Jun 18, 2026 1:36 pm - Six months after the Naperville City Council pulled the plug on plans for a data center along Warrenville Road, the same developer is eyeing the nearby former BP campus, officials have confirmed.
Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers

By MATTHEW DALY and MARC LEVY
Jun 18, 2026 1:07 pm - Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence data centers.

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